The Russian military base in the eastern part of the country was likely to be the site of hundreds of deaths after Ukrainians released a huge rocket attack minutes after the new year.
The estimates range between 200 and 600 casualties according to Russian journalists. The leader of the Russian forces in eastern Ukraine criticized the Russian government for putting military equipment near barracks. There is a number of dead and wounded.
Russian state media claimed that only 63 troops had died in the attack.
Military sources say 400 Russian soldiers were killed and an additional 300 were wounded in the bombardment, but Ukrainian leaders haven't announced a death toll.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin both delivered year-end messages to their countries. Putin echoed his commitment to Russia's invasion of Ukraine as Zelensky sought to strengthen the resolve of the country.
Millions of us made a decision. The flag is a blue and yellow one. Meeting not escaping. meeting the enemy Zelensky said during his video address that he would resist and fight.
On the day before, Putin claimed that it was a year of truly pivotal, fateful events. They are the frontier that leads to our true independence. In the new regions of the Russian Federation, we are fighting for the protection of our people.
American-supplied rocket systems were used in the Ukrainian attack.
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